COMMOTION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for COMMOTION?

Need another word that means the same as “commotion”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “commotion” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Commotion” are: din, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, tumult, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle, to-do, whirl, racket, uproar, clamour, brouhaha, furore, hue and cry, palaver, fuss, stir, storm, maelstrom, melee

Commotion as a Noun

Definitions of "Commotion" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “commotion” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A state of confused and noisy disturbance.
• A disorderly outburst or tumult.
• Civil insurrection.
• Confused movement.
• The act of making a noisy disturbance.

Synonyms of "Commotion" as a noun (25 Words)

brouhaha	Loud confused noise from many sources. The brouhaha over those infamous commercials.
clamour	A strongly expressed protest or demand from a large number of people. The questions rose to a clamour.
din	A loud harsh or strident noise. The fans made an awful din.
disruption	An act of delaying or interrupting the continuity. There had been no delays or disruptions to flights.
disturbance	Electrical or acoustic activity that can disturb communication. Children with learning difficulty and personality disturbance.
flutter	An act of fluttering. There was a flutter of wings at the window.
furore	An interest followed with exaggerated zeal. It was little thought that they would excite such a furore among stamp collectors.
fuss	An excited state of agitation. He didn t put up too much of a fuss.
hoo-ha	A disorderly outburst or tumult.
hoo-hah	A disorderly outburst or tumult.
hue and cry	The quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength.
kerfuffle	A commotion or fuss, especially one caused by conflicting views. There was a kerfuffle over the chairmanship.
maelstrom	A powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides. The train station was a maelstrom of crowds.
melee	A confused crowd of people. The melee of people that were always thronging the streets.
palaver	Loud and confused and empty talk. Getting into each building was a bit of a palaver.
racket	A snowshoe resembling a racket. A squash racket.
ruckus	The act of making a noisy disturbance. A child is raising a ruckus in class.
ruction	Angry reactions, protests, or complaints. If Mrs Salt catches her there ll be ructions.
rumpus	A noisy disturbance; a row. He caused a rumpus with his flair for troublemaking.
stir	An act of stirring food or drink. I stood straining eyes and ears for the faintest stir.
storm	Storm windows. The storms that had characterized their relationship had died away.
to-do	A disorderly outburst or tumult.
tumult	A state of confusion or disorder. The whole neighbourhood was in a state of fear and tumult.
uproar	A loud and impassioned noise or disturbance. The assembly dissolved in uproar.
whirl	Frantic activity of a specified kind. The event was all part of the mad social whirl.

Usage Examples of "Commotion" as a noun

• Damage caused by civil commotion.
• A commotion of people fought for the exits.
• They set off firecrackers to make a lot of commotion.
• She was distracted by a commotion across the street.

Associations of "Commotion" (30 Words)

blare	Make a loud noise. The horns of the taxis blared.
brassy	Tastelessly showy or loud in appearance or manner (typically used of a woman. The last rays of the sun were brassy and chill.
brouhaha	A noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something. All that election brouhaha.
cacophony	A loud harsh or strident noise. A cacophony of deafening alarm bells.
chaos	The property of a complex system whose behaviour is so unpredictable as to appear random, owing to great sensitivity to small changes in conditions. Snow caused chaos in the region.
clamor	Compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring. He clamored for justice and tolerance.
clatter	Fall or move with a clatter. The shutters clattered against the house.
deafening	(of a noise) so loud as to make it impossible to hear anything else. The music reached a deafening crescendo.
din	Instill (into a person) by constant repetition. The fans made an awful din.
disorder	Bring disorder to. An improved understanding of mental disorder.
dissonance	Lack of agreement or harmony between people or things. An unusual degree of dissonance for such choral styles.
disturbance	A disorderly outburst or tumult. There was too much anger and disturbance.
flap	Pronounce with a flap of alveolar sounds. Gulls flapped around uttering their strange cries.
flutter	An act of fluttering. There was a flutter of wings at the window.
fuss	An angry disturbance. She fusses over her husband.
hubbub	A chaotic din caused by a crowd of people. A hubbub of laughter and shouting.
jarring	Causing a physical shock, jolt, or vibration. The telephone struck a jarring note in those Renaissance surroundings.
loud	Used chiefly as a direction or description in music loud with force. The band played loudly.
mayhem	The willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person. Complete mayhem broke out.
midst	The location of something surrounded by other things. He left his flat in the midst of a rainstorm.
pandemonium	Wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar. There was complete pandemonium everyone just panicked.
quibble	A slight objection or criticism about a trivial matter. Let s not quibble over pennies.
racket	Hit a ball with a racket. A squash racket.
raucous	Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise. Raucous youths.
toot	Make a toot. An impatient motorist tooted a horn.
tumult	Violent agitation. His personal tumult ended when he began writing songs.
turbulence	A state of conflict or confusion. Political turbulence.
turmoil	Violent agitation. He endured years of inner turmoil.
uproar	A loud and impassioned noise or disturbance. The room was in an uproar.